The goal here would be that this would be an entity that, if priced correctly, would be budget neutral," said Prof. Ben Collier.

A report written by Daniel Kull , Habiba Gitay , Sofi a Bettencourt , Robert Reid , Alanna Simpson and Kevin McCall. Concurrently addressing disaster risk and the effects of climate change delivers ...

Natural and man-made disasters have significant social, economic, and environmental impact. In 2015, the United Nations formally recognised, through the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ...

The African Risk Capacity Agency (ARC), a specialized agency of the African Union, and TrustAfrica today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic ...

Harnessing the collective capabilities of APRU universities for interdisciplinary research in disaster management, students attended talks by the professors from different universities and ...

Washington D.C., December 11, 2019 – The World Bank today approved a US$275 million Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan for Morocco that contains a Deferred Drawdown Option for ...

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the ...

Disaster and risk are threats to World Heritage sites. The increasing impact of disasters in Africa and their growing complexity is a great concern for site managers, heritage professionals, and ...

To further strengthen disaster response in Cebu Province, the Cebu provincial government established the Executive Committee (ExeCom) of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ...

The Council of Ministers has approved a regulation establishing the Ethiopian Fire and Other Rapid Onset Disasters Service.

VIENTIANE: Laos is strengthening resilience and disaster management efforts as climate change and natural disasters continue ...